The US is reported to have killed a "senior Arab commander" in a drone strike today in Pakistan's Taliban-infested tribal agency of South Waziristan. The strike took place in an area where, less than two years ago, the US killed a Taliban commander who was supported by the Pakistani state. Today's drone strike took place in the Birmal area of South Waziristan, a known Taliban stronghold. The remotely piloted Predators or Reapers killed five jihadists, including one described by a villager as "a senior Arab commander," in a strike on a compound, Reuters reported . "The bodies were taken to an unknown location after the attack," the news agency stated. A number of "foreign guests," a reference to al Qaeda and other jihadist groups from outside of Pakistan, were meeting at the compound. The Arab commander was identified as "Adil," according to Dawn . Additionally, Pakistani i...